It was a windy but clear day on the Nebraska plains when Tom Osborne stepped foot onto the Nebraska Cornhuskers football field. Players watched along with their coaches as he approached. No, this is not taken from some book or from the Journal Star back in 1995; this happened last Wednesday, Dr Tom Osborne’s first day as Interim Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska.
This is a testament to the value that Dr. Tom holds over the Nebraska Football team, the bread winner, the crème de la crème, the Transformers to everyone else’s Go-Bots. On his first day TO did something that let everyone know where he stands; he watched every minute of practice and took notes. From warm-ups to the claps at the end he watched. Note book in hand he watched. No doubt his shadow was casting down and engulfing the inadequate coaches on hand; ensnaring the players’ thoughts and drawing their attention.
At the end of practice, he walked. Not a word was said to coaches, players or other staff and personal. He just disappeared, back to his office in the building named after him and his wife. Back to contemplate the state of the program, but not just the program…the state of the State.
Even though Nebraska lost this past weekend, we all know that we have won by getting back the one person who knows HOW to bring us back. Welcome back Dr. Tom.
::Ghram Ferdinand::
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